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Thai vs Marathi


Marathi vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Thailand  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Lao Language  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Khmer Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
44  
24
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32  
21
16  
13

How Many Consonants
44  
33
36  
26

Scripts
Thai  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
โปรด (Pord)  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Isan  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
2,400,000.00  
23

Dialect 2
Northern Thai  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
13
7,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Southern Thai  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
8
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million  
27
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.85 %  
23
1.10 %  
18

Native Speakers
20.00 million  
37
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million  
15
3.00 million  
32

Native Name
ภาษาไทย  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
thaï  
marathe  

German Name
Thailändisch  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
1283 CE  
10th century  

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Tai  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Thai  
Marathi  

Language Position
47  
34
17  
15

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
th  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
tha  
mar  

ISO 639 3
tha  
mar  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
thai1261  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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Thai and Marathi Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Marathi language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Marathi language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Marathi language states that this language originated in 10th century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Thai and Marathi Language History.

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Thai and Marathi Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Thai and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Marathi language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Thai vs Marathi Difficulty

The Thai vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai Alphabets and Marathi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Thai and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.

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